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divide into four pieces; one fourth

1

admiration; being impressed (by)

2

sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding

1

awfully; terribly

2

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

10

Champagne

1

whisky; whiskey

1

pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

1

gold leaf; beaten gold

7

nourishment

1

able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong

1

to hit the bullseye; to hit the mark (in tastes, humour, etc.)

1

inexhaustible supply

1

darkness; the dark

11

large-scale

1

construction work

7

commerce; trade; business

2

night watch; night sentry

2

castle

9

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

2

Europe

2

Dracula

1

original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source

7

descendant; posterity; offspring

1

bronze statue

49

to shake off

7

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

4

variable; changeable; convertible; controllable

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny

6

temple (Buddhist)

1

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

3

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into

3

self-service; self-

3

bondage (esp. in sexual play); rope bondage; self-imposed challenge (esp. in games); playing a game with extra or new restrictions

7

head; cranium; cephalic

3

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

3

head; lead; vanguard; first

10

to knock down; to knock out

4

binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

8

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

2

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

2

modest; humble

1

to fold up; to fold into layers

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

11